Brief History

FACILITY HISTORY & OVERVIEW

Camp Teepee Pole began in the early 1960’s when a couple of Christian Service Brigade groups
recognized the beautiful setting to teach boys outdoor skills by ‘doing’. They came out regularly with
their tents, gear and food and spent weekends enjoying the great outdoors along with all its challenges.
When the first lease was obtained a small kitchen was built. Next to the kitchen a large wall tent was
used as a dining room as well as a location for rainy day activities. Sleeping quarters were several wall
tents on wooden platforms. Sometime later a couple of A-frames were constructed so the camp could
be used year round. Winter usage was mostly used by a number of different groups coming out for
weekends. A well was dug and cased with a culvert and a hand pump installed to provide water for the
camp. A row of basins was installed outside to encourage campers to “sort of” stay clean. An outdoor
cellar was dug in a bank to keep perishable items cool during the summer months. A few times a bear
decided there must be something good inside and he had a small feast on the camp’s budget. Since we
had no power initially, lanterns were used for light. Eventually a small diesel power plant was installed
to make things much more convenient for cooks and campers

area, two shooting ranges,
cooks quarters, A-frame used for crafts, A-frame used as a director’s quarters, 40×60 pole building
complete with concrete floor used for basketball, floor hockey, archery etc., 8 RV sites with power for
leaders and workers, 2 equipment storage buildings, water well with a chlorination system installed,
electrical power, and toilets with pump out fiberglass tanks for winter use. At the present time an
outdoor education center is being constructed which will include a tipi, covered fire pit area, and
training center.